Chinese Character Library — Meanings, Pronunciations & Radicals

to shave; to cut hair; to shave off

To cut the throat; to behead; execution by decapitation.

A sluice or water gate used for irrigation; also refers to a breach or opening in a dike; used in some dialects and place names.

To strike; to knock against; to collide (archaic/rare character).

rule, regulation, law; then, thereupon; used as a measure word for articles, items, or sections

A rare character meaning to cut, notch, or carve; also refers to a type of ancient punishment involving cutting.

To file, grind, or sharpen; to cut or pare; to damage or injure

to pare; to whittle; to cut

perverse; contrary; to violate

Front, forward, ahead; previous, former; before

To brake; to stop; moment

To begin, to initiate, to create, to establish; archaic variant of 創 (chuàng).

to cut to pieces; to slice off; to flay

sword; a double-edged weapon with a long blade and hilt, used for cutting; also metaphorically refers to sharpness or martial prowess.

To cut; to chop; to carve

To cut; to carve; to slice. An archaic character rarely used in modern Chinese.

To pick out; to remove; to scrape clean

A punishment in ancient China involving amputation of the feet; one of the five ancient mutilating punishments.

To cut open; to dissect; to analyze

to cut off, to eradicate, to level, to pare down; only, merely

Correct — to cut; to carve; to engrave

To create, to establish, to initiate; an archaic variant of 創 (chuàng).

To stab; to thrust a weapon into something; to kill with a sharp instrument.

Firm, hard, strong, rigid, just, exactly, barely, only just now.

To gouge out; to scoop out; to cut out (flesh, eyes, etc.)

To peel; to strip; to remove the outer layer

A carving or engraving knife; used in ancient texts to refer to tools for carving.

to prick; to cut; to engrave

to brand; to tattoo criminals as punishment; to mark with a hot iron

Sharp, pointed; to cut; to sharpen

To cut; to chop; an ancient term for a type of weapon or tool

Sword — a bladed weapon used for cutting or thrusting; also refers to swordsmanship or fencing.

Japanese variant of the Chinese character 劑/剂, meaning medicine, dose, or preparation; to mix or compound.

To peel; to skin; to strip

To castrate (an animal); to geld; to neuter.

drama, play, theatrical performance; intense, severe, extreme; also refers to television dramas and operas

Sound of splitting or cracking; onomatopoeia for the noise of something breaking apart violently.

Remainder, surplus, leftover; to leave as remainder; to have surplus.

To cut with scissors; to trim; to shear

To cut; to carve; to chop

To cut; to trim; to pare

To execute a noble or high official; to put to death (ancient punishment).

To execute by dismemberment or slicing; to cut to pieces; a form of extreme punishment in ancient China.

Deputy, secondary, auxiliary; also used as a measure word for sets, pairs, or facial expressions.

Remainder, surplus; to remain; to be left over

Sword — an ancient variant form of the character 劍 (jiàn), meaning

To cut; to sever; to divide

To prick; to stab; a note

Kǎi — to sharpen; to be thorough and sincere; fitting, appropriate

To create, establish, found; to initiate, innovate; wound, injury

to cut, to trim, to pare; to carve or engrave wood; to cut or shape with a knife.

To shovel; to scrape; to eradicate

To cut; to sever; to govern

To kill; to slaughter; to eliminate

To cut; to score; to mark with a knife

Pēng — an ancient place name; a surname; also refers to a type of punishment involving shaving of hair and

To cut; to slash; to wound with a blade

To plunder, rob; swift, nimble; superficial, shallow

To carve; to cut; to scrape

To exterminate, to wipe out, to suppress by force; to plagiarize, to copy.